Sheffield United legend Billy Sharp announces his retirement from football at the age of 40.
Sheffield United legend Billy Sharp has announced his retirement from football at the age of 40. Sharp, who played for Rushden & Diamonds, Scunthorpe United, Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Reading, Leeds United and Doncaster Rovers as well as the Blades during a 22-year professional career, during which he scored 299 goals. He had been a free agent since leaving Doncaster at the end of last season, when he signed off in style in his final game with a hat-trick against Peterborough.
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